Child&#39;s slipper shoe and method for making same



May 31, 1938. J GOLDEN" 2,119,324

CHILDS SL IPPER SHOE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Filed May 11, 1936 tion,warm, durable and easy for a Patented May 31, 1938 PZQATIET orri csomens SLIPPER- snon' AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME- Louis J. Golden,Highland Park, 111., assignor to B and B. Shoe Company,

'poration of Illinois Application May 11,

' .9 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved childs slipper shoe and themethod of' making the same. i l 7 l It is an object of this invention toprovide a childs slipper shoe and the method of making the same which issimpler and more economic in point of labor and material consumed.

It is a further object of this invention -to-provide a childs slippershoe and the method of making the same which more accurately fits thecontour of the foot.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a childsslipper shoe and the method of making the same in which the vamp portionof the shoe is made of a two-piece pattern formed in such a manner as togive the appearance of a one-piece front.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a childs slippershoe and method of making the same which has no protruding or lumpyseams in the instep portion of the shoe.

It is likewise an object of this invention to provide a childs slippershoe and the method of making the same which is of simple construcsmallchild to put on. a

Other objects and advantages ofthe present invention will appear morefully from the following detailed description, which, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, will disclose to those skilledin the art the construction and operation of a preferred form of thepresent invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of the various pieces formingthe upper member of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, showing those piecesin line for assembly;

Fig. 3 is a pattern view of the main vamp member shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the toe of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1,with the vamp insert in place;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the trim-strip; and r Fig. 6 is apattern view of the heel member of the upper shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 1 comprises a sole l which has a paddedheel portion 2 as is customary in flat sole house slippers of thisgeneral type. Attached to the sole member I is an upper'3 whichcomprises a front or vamp portion 4 and. a back or heel portion 5. Thefront por- Chicago, I ll., a cor- 1936, serial No. 79,082

tion 4 is formed according to the pattern as shown in Fig. 3. A toesplit 6 is formed in this vamp portion. A V-shaped insert 1, as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, is cut out of a flat piece of similar leather, preferablyin such a way that the grain matches up with the grain of the leather inthe member 4. The split 6 in the member t is then spread to form a notchto accommodate the triangular insert 1, somewhat as shown in Fig. 2. Asthis split is spread, the vamp portion 4 begins to take on a roundedshape whereby to form the toe portion of the shoe. The triangu larinsert 1 is stitched in place by a zigzag stitch 8, as shown in Fig. 4.This makes possible the formation of a butt joint along the seam line,whereby the seam will be entirely flat on the inside of the shoe. Atrim-strip i0 is die out out of a fiat piece of leather in the shape asshown in Fig. 5. This trim-strip is formed with a centrally extendingsplit 5 I. This trim-strip is then and hide the same. This trim-strip isthen sewed in place by a double line of stitches l2 and i3,respectively, as shown in Fig. 1. As this operation is finished it willbe found that the vamp or combined instep covering and toe coveringportion of the slipper will have acquired shape. The heel member 5 isout out of a flat piece of leather according to the pattern shown inFig. 6. The shoe is completed by sewing or otherwise attaching thefinished vamp member i and. the heel member 5 to the sole member memberis attached to the heel member only by a short line of bar stitching M,as shown in Fig. 1. This line of bar stitching is preferably used onboth sides of the shoe. The heel member and front member, respectively,are free and overlapping along the edges i5 and It, respectively, asshown in Fig. 1. Suitable fastening means, such as snap fasteners IT andIt, may be fixed adjacent the ankle line of the shoe to secure the frontand back members, respectively, together at the top.

If it is desired to make a lined house shoe or slipper, a separatelining may be formed in a manner similar to that described above for theupper member, and then secured inside the shoe. It has been foundpreferable, however, to cement a suitable lining material onto the backof the The front leather out of which the shoe is to be made, prior tostamping out the patterns. Thus the lining and upper member may be cutat one and the same time and the entire job of forming the shoe becompleted with fewer operations.

It will be apparent that the present invention results in the formationof a childs house shoe which may be made in a very economical fashion.

The patterns are such that an unusually small amount of waste need besuffered; the shoe may be formed without the expenditure of a great dealof effort or labor in lasting or forming the shoe; the number ofstitching operations required is greatly simplified and cut down; andthe shoe when finished has a smooth inside surface which is not rough orseamed and can not therefore hurt or annoy the childs foot when the shoeis in use. The shoe is furthermore easy to put on and take off so thateven the smallest child may use the shoe without parental assistance.The shoe is of a type which fits the foot neatly and snugly, fits wellup around the childs ankle, and keeps the foot warm in winter.

It is thought that the invention and numerous of its attendantadvantages will be understood from the foregoing description and it isobvious that numerous changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit orscope of my invention, or sacrificing any of its attendant advantages,the form herein described being a preferred embodiment for the purposeof illustrating my invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. The method of forming a shoe upper comprising cutting a front memberas a single piece from a fiat sheet of material, splitting the frontmember longitudinally inwardly of its forward edge, spreading the edgesof the split to form a V-shaped opening, forming a triangular insertmember, and securing the triangular insert member across the opening ofthe front member by fastening said insert member adjacentthe edges ofsaid V-shaped opening whereby to give the unit a rounded shape suitablefor enclosing the front portion of the foot.

2. The method of forming a shoe upper comprising cutting a front memberas a single piece from a flat sheet of material, splitting the frontmember longitudinally inwardly of its forward edge, spreading the edgesof the split to form a V-shaped opening, forming a triangular insertmember, securing the triangular insert member in the opening of thefront member in a flat abutting relationship, forming a heel-coveringportion, securing the heel-covering portion to the front member, forminga V-shaped strip member, and securing the V-shaped strip member to theinsert and the front member respectively.

3. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front memberformed of a sheet of normally substantially fiat material, said frontmember being notched from the forward edge thereof a predetermineddistance, and an insert sewn into the notch to provide a unit of roundedshape suitable to fit the contour of the forward part of the foot.

4. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front membercomprising the toe or vamp portion of the shoe and having a roundedshape suitable to fit the contour of the forward part of the foot, saidfront member being formed of a blank comprising a normally substantiallyflat sheet of material, said blank being notched from the forward edgethereof a predetermined distance longitudinally inwardly, and an insertsewn thereinto.

5. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front membercomprising a blank formed of a sheet of normally substantially fiatmaterial, said front member being notched from the forward edge thereofa predetermined distance inwardly, and a triangular insert fastenedacross the notch to maintain the unit in a shape suitable for fittingthe contour of the forward part of the foot.

6. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front memberformed of a sheet of normally substantially fiat material, said frontmember being notched from the forward edge thereof a predetermineddistance, and an insert sewn into the notch to provide a unit of roundedshape suitable to fit the contour of the forward part of the foot, saidfront member terminating rearwardly in a pair of upwardly extendingedges disposed on either side of the shoe, said front member beingjoined to the heel-covering portion along said edges.

'7. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front membercomprising a blank formed of a sheet of normally substantially flatmaterial, said front member being notched from the forward edge thereofa predetermined distance inwardly, and a triangular insert fastenedacross the notch to maintain the unit in a shape suitable for fittingthe contour of the forward part of the foot, said front member and saidheel-covering portion being contiguous adjacent said edges and beingjoined together for a short distance adjacent each of the contiguousportions.

8. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front memberformed of a sheet of normally substantially flat material, said frontmember being notched from the forward edge thereof a predetermineddistance, and an insert sewn into the notch to provide a unit of roundedshape suitable to fit the contour of the forward part of the foot, saidfront member terminating rearwardly in a pair of upwardly extendingedges disposed on either side of the shoe, said front member beingjoined to the heel-covering portion along the lower portions of saidedges only, the upper contiguous portions of the adjacent edges beingfree of permanent attachment.

9. A shoe having a heel-covering portion and a one-piece front member,said front member being formed from a substantially flat piece of sheetmaterial and being notched from the forward edge thereof a predetermineddistance inwardly, a triangular insert sewn into the notch to provide arounded shape suitable to fit the contour of the forward part of thefoot, and a V-shaped member sewn over the seam formed between the insertand the front member to form a covering for the seam therebetween.

LOUIS J. GOLDEN.

